Uncertainty remains ‘very high’ over Greenland despite Trump’s turnaround: Expert

0 January 21, 2026 23:15

Tensions over the United States’s push to claim Greenland have eased, after US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Jan 21) called off planned tariffs on European allies and unveiled what he called a framework for a future deal over the territory. Trump said the deal will be an ultimate, long-term and infinite one that covers security and minerals. He also ruled out the use of force over Greenland. Anu Bradford, Henry L Moses professor of law and international organisation at Columbia Law School, points out that Trump did not give many details on the proposed framework. She tells CNA’s Asia First that while things remain uncertain, there is a sense the president is “able to think more clearly” about the risks of moving ahead with military threats.

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